I agree with the idea of becoming technologically savvy. I have done
much with instructional technology and I think it's helped me not only
to be seen as more useful and relevant but also helped me as a
librarian/educator. I am planning to get Texas Technology Applications
certification sometime soon.
My 2 cents
Betsy Ruffin
librarian-technologist
Cleburne ISD
Cleburne, TX
"In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us
with floaties and teach us how to swim."
Linton Weeks
(Washington Post article, 13 January 2001, p. C01)
It is the policy of Cleburne ISD not to discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, gender or handicap in its school programs,
services, or activities.
>>> PM Chatman <okgirl1969@HOTMAIL.COM> 4/9/2007 10:28 PM >>>
David,
All of what you are saying is true - but where is the optiziming
behind all of this reality- We just need to keep ourselves valuable in
all areas. Maybe you can get certified in educational technology and
keep yourself much more valubable.
Paulette Simpson
Cincinnati, OH
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> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:33:01 -0700
> From: David-Triche.SITE-PO2.SCUSD@SAC-CITY.K12.CA.US
> Subject: [LM_NET] School Librarians Obsolete
> To:
>
> The writing is on the wall: School Librarians are an endangered
> species, not only school librarians, but all librarians in small
> libraries middle level management in all industries. This is part of
a
> greater development. School librarians are really middle level
> management and technology is replacing this group at a terrific rate.
> Computers crunch numbers and keep track of transactions and
statistics
> very efficiently. Indeed, it makes the tasks of a librarian much
> easier. However, computers also do many of the jobs librarians, as
> middle management, used to do. In fact, having worked in school
> libraries in four districts in four states I have learned that is
was
> once common for larger schools to have two credentialed librarians.
All
> the tasks of cataloguing and processing books demanded that level of
> staffing. The era of the two librarian school library has long
passed
> and where it exists it is due to tradition rather than necessity. It
is
> analogous to what has happened in retail and even the hospitality
> industry. Computers allow for the instantaneous transfer of
information
> to upper management without the necessity of intermediate steps.
This
> has eliminated or minimized the need for on site managers in many
> industries. Indeed, many economists point to this process as a
prime
> reason in the stagnation of middle class wages over the last thirty
> years.
>
>
> Think about our own jobs. Automated check out is already a
> reality. Late and lost item notices can be generated and sent
> automatically. Processing and selection can be done on a district
or
> even county or state level. From the principal or superintendent*s
> point of view, having a high cost librarian at each site is fast
> becoming an unnecessary cost. Someone to shelve books, keep the
> computers turned on and sweep the floor is all they consider
necessary.
> Indeed, when I worked in another state two years ago, 90% of my time
was
> involved in totally non library related activities. I was the
testing
> coordinator, taught literacy to improve test scores all morning
covered
> classes when teachers were absent. In many cases the only reason we
> still have jobs is because we manage a great room to have meetings
in
> and a large number of capital goods. I plan to tabulate the exact
> numbers, but my library closes for all sorts of testing, meetings
and
> presentations. We are closed to students a great deal of the time.
>
> While it is true we can be great assets to teachers, learning and
> better test scores, we are increasingly viewed as a budgetary waste.
It
> is only a matter of time until a school with a librarian will be an
> oddity and only exist where the management has a special desire for
> their services. This process will be accelerated as tech companies
> develop hardware and software to accomplish the tasks we now do more
> efficiently and cheaply. Furthermore, as the number of tech savvy
> younger teachers increases, many of the things we offer teachers will
be
> able to be accomplished in the classroom or by the teacher in the
> library. It is inevitable and there is not a whole lot we can do
about
> it.
>
>
> David Neuville Triche, LMT
> Luther Burbank High School
> 3500 Florin Rd.
> Sacramento, CA 95823
> (916)433-5100 Ext. 2000
> David-Triche@sac-city.k12.ca.us
>
>
> "One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some
> fantastic pictures."
> George W. Bush, President of the United States
> Graduate of Yale and Harvard
>
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